Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners does not go that route. It opens with a shot of a snowy forest, where a deer quietly noses around for food. Into the frame comes the barrel of a shotgun.
Just so, semantic theories and foundational theories of meaning are, pretty clearly, different sorts of theories. The term âtheory of meaningâ has, in the recent history of philosophy, been used to stand for both semantic theories and foundational theories of meaning.
Lesson Summary. If you hear someone say, 'Let's not argue about semantics ,' that person is speaking of the different meanings and nuances we may derive from a given conversation or passage. Nuance refers to the subtle differences in meaning or shades of meaning we associate with words.nstructor: Angela Gentry. Semantics, or the study of relationships between words and how we construct meaning, sheds light on how we experience the world and how we understand others and ourselves.